lost
adjective uk/lɒst/ us/lɑːst/
(PLACE UNKNOWN)
A2 迷路的，走失的
not knowing where you are and how to get to a place
I got lost in the New York subway system. 我在纽约地铁里迷路了。
You look lost - can I help you? 你好像迷路了——我能帮你吗？
B1 丢失的，失踪的
If something is lost, no one knows where it is.
Things tend to get lost when you move. 搬家时东西常常会不知去向。
Lost: black cat with white paws. 寻猫启事：黑猫，白爪。
Mikey turned up with the lost book. 米基带着丢失的那本书来了。
- More examples
- Stick to the main roads and you won't get lost.
- When you got lost in the forest you must have been very frightened.
- He gazed pensively at the glass in front of him, lost in thought.
- My letter must have got lost in the post.
- After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and sound.
(CONFUSED)
C1 不知所措的，迷惘的
not confident and not knowing what to do in a particular situation
It was his first day in the office and he seemed a little lost. 他那天是第一次来办公室上班，看上去有点儿不知所措。
(ATTENTION)
be lost in something 投入的，沉迷的
giving so much attention to what you are doing that you are not conscious of anything else that is happening around you
Ann was completely lost in her book. 安完全沉浸在她的书里了。
I was lost in my own thoughts and didn't notice her approaching.
We were lost in wonder at the incredible architecture.
She was gazing into the far distance, lost in thought.
The audience were swaying on their feet, completely lost in the music.
Idioms
be lost for wordsidiom （因感到震惊、惊讶、震撼等）说不出话来
to be so shocked, surprised, full of admiration, etc. that you cannot speak
Mary was lost for words when she was awarded the prize. 玛丽被授予该奖项的时候激动得说不出话来。
be lost on someoneidiom （笑话或评价）对（某人）没有产生效果，未被（某人）理解
If a joke or remark is lost on someone, they do not understand it.
be lost without someone/somethingidiom C1 离不开…，离开…将无法生活（或工作）
to be unable to live or work without someone or something
I'm lost without my computer. 我离了计算机什么都干不成。
I'd be lost without you. 没有你我就没办法生活了。
get lost!idiom informal 滚开！
used to tell someone forcefully and quite rudely to go away
Tell him to get lost! 叫他滚开！
lost in the shuffleidiom US and Australian English 未得到应有的重视；被忽视
If something or someone gets lost in the shuffle, that thing or person does not get the attention they deserve.
Refugee children in the big camps just get lost in the shuffle and are sometimes left without food. 难民营里的儿童未能得到应有的重视，有时甚至没有食物可吃。